The African Union Chair and President Republic of South Africa appointed four special envoys tasked with mobilising international support to assist African countries in their efforts to mitigate the economic challenges Post Covid-19. The appointed special envoys are Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala(Nigeria), Dr. Donald Kaberuka(Rwanda), Mr. Tidjane Thiam(Ivory Coast), Mr. Trevor Manuel(South Africa).
The special envoys will solicit and coordinate all pledges made by International Financial Institutions, the European Union and the G20 to assist Africa’s efforts in dealing with this global pandemic.
“In the light of the socio-economic and political impact of the pandemic on African countries, these institutions need to support African economies that are facing serious challenges with a comprehensive stimulus package for Africa, including deferred debt and interest payments”. President Ramaphosa said.

RISE IN AFRICA’s COVID-19 CASES
Total confirmed cases from the Coronavirus pandemic in Africa has risen to 14,497 with 2,823 total recoveries and 788 confirmed deaths. South Africa leads in numbers of positive cases standing at 2,173 with 410 recoveries and 25 deaths. This could be attributed to a better testing capacity and a more robust information gathering and dissemination strategy. Algeria leads with the highest number of deaths in Africa at 293 with 591 recoveries and 1,914 positives COVID-19 infection cases.
Statistics Updated April 13, 2020 at 0745HRS SAST
Algeria |
ConfirmedCases1,914 |
ActiveCases1,030 |
RecoveredCases591 |
ConfirmedDeaths293 |
Angola |
19 |
13 |
4 |
2 |
Benin |
35 |
29 |
5 |
1 |
Botswana |
13 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
Burkina Faso |
497 |
309 |
161 |
27 |
Burundi |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Cameroon |
820 |
710 |
98 |
12 |
Cape Verde |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
Central African Republic |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
Chad |
18 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
Comoros |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Congo-Brazzaville |
60 |
50 |
5 |
5 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
234 |
198 |
16 |
20 |
Djibouti |
214 |
176 |
36 |
2 |
Egypt |
2,065 |
1,317 |
589 |
159 |
Equatorial Guinea |
21 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
Eritrea |
34 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
Eswatini |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
Ethiopia |
71 |
58 |
10 |
3 |
Gabon |
49 |
47 |
1 |
1 |
Gambia |
9 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
Ghana |
566 |
554 |
4 |
8 |
Guinea |
250 |
233 |
17 |
0 |
Guinea-Bissau |
38 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
Ivory Coast |
574 |
484 |
85 |
5 |
Kenya |
197 |
164 |
25 |
8 |
Lesotho |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Liberia |
50 |
42 |
3 |
5 |
Libya |
25 |
15 |
9 |
1 |
Madagascar |
106 |
86 |
20 |
0 |
Malawi |
13 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
Mali |
105 |
74 |
22 |
9 |
Mauritania |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Mauritius |
324 |
273 |
42 |
9 |
Morocco |
1,661 |
1,366 |
177 |
118 |
Mozambique |
21 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
Namibia |
16 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
Niger |
529 |
442 |
75 |
12 |
Nigeria |
323 |
228 |
85 |
10 |
Rwanda |
126 |
101 |
25 |
0 |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Senegal |
280 |
107 |
171 |
2 |
Seychelles |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
Sierra Leone |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Somalia |
25 |
22 |
2 |
1 |
South Africa |
2,173 |
1,738 |
410 |
25 |
South Sudan |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Sudan |
19 |
15 |
2 |
2 |
Tanzania |
32 |
24 |
5 |
3 |
Togo |
76 |
44 |
29 |
3 |
Tunisia |
707 |
633 |
43 |
31 |
Uganda |
54 |
50 |
4 |
0 |
Western Sahara |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
Zambia |
43 |
11 |
30 |
2 |
Zimbabwe |
14 |
11 |
0 |
3 |